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    "id": 255834,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/255834/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwakwere",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 189,
        "legal_name": "Chirau Ali Mwakwere",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Motion, I would like to commend the manner in which he highlighted the achievements, commitments and aspirations of our nation. It was, indeed, gratifying to note the much that this 23 March, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 71 Government has done and continues to do. It was also gratifying to know that our vision and mission as a nation is taking the right trend and perspective. One of my colleagues here said that at Independence, we had a national dream. That is where we went wrong, and that is why over the last 40 years, this country has suffered under nepotism, tribalism, favouritism, and imbalances in economic development. When you talk of a dream, you must be sleeping. You only dream when you are asleep. For the last 30 years we have suffered because we were treated to dreams. We are now giving a vision and direction. This Government is doing the right thing as highlighted by His Excellency the President in his Speech. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we took over a Government which was performing very poorly economically. We are delighted to note that now our economy is growing at a rate that can only be comparable to a very short phase in the early years of our Independence. We take a lot of pride in noting that despite the drought that we have been experiencing over the last three years, we have managed famine in a manner that is commendable, and everyone knows that. With our meagre resources, we have tried to distribute water, even where it is not available in times of rainfall. But we have a very big problem of having inherited some dreams that are making our vision rather difficult to attain. Let us look at the example of parastatals. Kenya has about 180 state corporations. Because we were sleeping and appointments were made five years ago, there was only one managing director from the whole of the Coast Province. However, with the appointment of the current managing director of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), we now have two managing directors from the Coast Province. This is the imbalance of some dreams that have made this country go down the drain, and now we are bringing it up to its rightful position. At the time this Government took over, as an example of tribalism, nepotism and imbalance, there was only one ambassador from the Coast Province out of 39 ambassadors. The vast majority came from the west of the Aberdares."
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